On 3 September, nine bottlenose dolphins were quietly transferred from Selwo Marina in Spain’s Costa del Sol, to facilities on Hainan Island, China. The move, confirmed as legal under CITES regulations, has not been publicly announced by owners of the Spanish facility, Parques Reunidos, although Selwo Marina has since removed its dolphin show from its website. This follows previous transfers of dolphins from Madrid Zoo and Aquopolis Costa Dorada to the same Chinese facility. Despite Spain’s 2023 ban on using wild animals in circus-style shows, dolphinariums remain exempt—highlighting a legal loophole that allows such transfers and performances to continue.
Informal Audit Report – Adaland Dolphinpark, Kuşadası, Turkey
Members of the Dolphinaria-Free Europe coalition actively engage both in collaborative coalition work and in pursuing individual initiatives aligned with
